'Please send help': Ship's distress call after being hit by US missile
The Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "send help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on fire and sinking.
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'Please send help': Ship's distress call after being hit by US missile37 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThomas Copeland and Shruti Menon,BBC VerifyandAbhishek Dey,BBC NewsBBCThe Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "send help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on fire and sinking in a distress call shared with BBC Verify.US Central Command (Centcom) said the ship, Marivex, had violated its blockade of Iranian ports and a "precision munition" was fired into the ship after the crew failed to comply with US instructions.All 24 crew were rescued by the Omani military, Indian authorities said.Marivex is the seventh ship disabled by the US for violating the blockade, Centcom added.The US military has been blockading…
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